Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/duō

This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

Proto-Italic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: *duō
    Adverbial: *dwis
    Prefix: *dwi-

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Numeral

*duō (indeclinable)[1]

  1. two

Descendants

  • Latin: duo (short o due to iambic shortening[1]) (see there for further descendants)
  • Faliscan: duom
  • Oscan: 𐌃𐌖𐌔 (dus)
  • Umbrian: 𐌕𐌖𐌚 (tuf), dur

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “duo, duae, duo”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 183
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